The world on a plate

By Mina Holland

Subjects: COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / General, Food, Food, history, International cooking, Food habits, COOKING / History, History

Description: "'When we eat we travel.' Thus begins this ... tour of the cuisines of the world, revealing what people eat and why in forty cultures. What's the origin of kimchi in Korea? Why do we associate Argentina with steak? Why do people in Marseille eat bouillabaisse? What's the story behind the curries of India?"--